| SCHOOL | CONFERENCE | RECORD | PREVIOUS RANK | CURRENT RANK |
| Oklahoma | Big 12 | 1-0 | 1 | 1 |
| Stanford | Pac-12 | 2-0 | 2 | 2 |
| Nebraska | Big Ten | 2-0 | 3 | 3 |
| Alabama | SEC | 2-0 | 5 | 4 |
| LSU | SEC | 2-0 | 6 | 5 |
| Boise State | Mountain West | 1-0 | 7 | 6 |
| Arkansas | SEC | 2-0 | 8 | 7 |
| Virginia Tech | ACC | 2-0 | 9 | 8 |
| Ohio State | Big Ten | 2-0 | 4 | 9 |
| Oklahoma State | Big 12 | 2-0 | 10 | 10 |
| Florida State | ACC | 2-0 | 11 | 11 |
| Michigan State | Big Ten | 2-0 | 13 | 12 |
| Florida | SEC | 2-0 | 15 | 13 |
| Wisconsin | Big Ten | 2-0 | 19 | 14 |
| Auburn | SEC | 2-0 | 16 | 15 |
| Texas | Big 12 | 2-0 | 14 | 16 |
| TCU | Mountain West | 1-1 | 17 | 17 |
| Penn State | Big Ten | 1-1 | 12 | 18 |
| Georgia Tech | ACC | 2-0 | 20 | 19 |
| Tennessee | SEC | 2-0 | 21 | 20 |
| South Carolina | SEC | 2-0 | 24 | 21 |
| Texas A&M | Big 12 | 2-0 | 28 | 22 |
| Arizona State | Pac-12 | 2-0 | 30 | 23 |
| South Florida | Big East | 2-0 | 27 | 24 |
| Michigan | Big Ten | 2-0 | 22 | 25 |
| Baylor | Big 12 | 1-0 | 26 | 26 |
| Oregon | Pac-12 | 1-1 | 29 | 27 |
| Missouri | Big 12 | 1-1 | 18 | 28 |
| West Virginia | Big East | 2-0 | Unranked | 29 |
| Illinois | Big Ten | 2-0 | Unranked | 30 |
Week 2 Dropped out of Top 30: Brigham Young (Independent), Utah (Pac-12)
Week 1 Dropped out of Top 30: Notre Dame (Independent), Nevada (WAC), Air Force (Mountain West), USC (Pac-12), Navy (Independent)